Media Advisory

Contact: Eric Berman, 917-842-7635

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 8, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- Sam Waterston, award-winning actor and star of NBC's iconic "Law & Order," and religious leaders, including Rev. Rob Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council and chairman of the Evangelical Church Alliance, as well as Alabama religious leaders, legal experts and others will conduct a press conference supporting innocent death row inmate William ("Bill") Kuenzel, who is appealing his case to the Alabama Supreme Court and whose story has captured the attention of people throughout Alabama and around the nation. The group also intends to file an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief in support of this appeal.

Press Conference Details:

WHO: Sam Waterston, Rev. Rob Schenck, Alabama religious leaders, legal experts, others

WHAT: Press Conference announcing coalition supporting innocent death row inmate

WHEN: Monday, October 12, 2015 at 10:30am (media may begin setting at 10:00am)

WHERE: Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham Downtown/Tutwiler Hotel, Ridgely Room, 2021 Park Place, Birmingham, AL

Bill Kuenzel is an innocent man on death row in Alabama's Holman Prison. For more information about his case, visit www.alabamaforjustice.com.